Exam 3 Review Flashcards

The area of the oviduct that is funnel shape is called the ____________________. In this region ______________ and ___________________.

The endocrine gland that is the master control gland is the ____________ gland which is surrounded by the bone that is referred to as the ____________________.

The 4 parts of the avian sperm are ____________, ____________, _____________, and ___________.

The endocrine gland located between the cerebral hemispheres and responsible for circadian rhythm is the _______________.

Sperm formation is called __________________ and takes place in the ______________ of the testes.

A bird with _______ chromosome pair is female whereas; a bird with the _______ chromosomes is a male.

The endocrine gland located near the cranial aspect of the kidney is the ____________________.

The endocrine gland near the carotid artery that controls blood pressure is the ________________.

The thickened areas of skin on the ventrum of the bird used for incubation are called __________________.

The __________ is the organ of vocalization in the avian species.

The scroll like structures in the avian upper respiratory tract are called ______________.

The endocrine gland in the neck that secretes T3 and T4 is the ___________________.

Bile derived eggshell pigments are _____________ in color.

Brown eggshells pigments are derivatives of _______________.

The common chamber of the urinary, reproductive, and digestive tract is the _______________.

The ____________ artery supplies blood to the brain.

The process of sperm maturation is called ____________________.

The term for egg formation is referred to as _______________.

The rupture point where the follicle is released is called the _____________.

The long coiled portion of the oviduct that secretes albumen is the ____________.

The three avian immunoglobulins are ______, ______, and __________.

The kidneys are located in the ___________ ____________ of the synsacrum.

The endocrine gland located at the cranial lobe of the kidney is the _____________ gland.

The tube that transports sperm from the testes is the ____________________.

Eggshells are deposited on the egg in the ______________________.

The eggshell membranes are produced in the __________________.

The tube for food transport from the mouth to the crop is the ___________________.

The tube for air transport from the nares to the lungs is the _____________; it has _____________ cartilage rings and __________ C shaped cartilage pieces.

Urates are transported from the kidney via the ____________.

Avians have exactly _________ urinary bladder.

The external openings of the respiratory system are the ___________.

The site of gas exchange in the avian lung is the __________________.

The endocrine gland responsible for regulating blood pressure is ________________.

The endocrine gland that secretes parathyroid hormone is the _______________________.

A chicken has _____ paired and _____ unpaired air sacs.

Immunoglobulins are secreted by __________________________ but remembered by _________________ cells.

Sperm are stored in the female in sites called ______________.

A group of follicles is a call a __________.

The _____________ is the lining of the ventriculus but the _______________ is the wax like covering of the egg.

The white spot on the egg yolk is called the ___________________ if fertile and the _______________ if unfertilized.

The egg yolk is anchored in the egg via __________.

Spotted eggs were __________________ in the uterus whereas eggs with streaks _______________.

The female bird typically has only one functional ovary, the ______ one.

A few birds have ________________ portal systems; the ________________, ______________, _____________, and ________________.

The renal portal valve is located in the __________________.

Blood routed through the kidneys if this valve is ____________.

Prolactin is secreted by ____________ cells of the pituitary gland.

Two functions of prolactin in a bird are ________________ and ___________________.

The lymphoid organ in the neck that marks T lymphocytes is the _____________.

The ligament that suspends that suspends the testes is the called _______________.

The epsilon cells of the avian pituitary secrete ____________________; the kappa cells secrete ___________________.

Two countries that anciently developed artificial incubation processes were ______________ and ______________.

It takes __________ hours for a chicken to produce an egg.

Most of the time is spent in the __________ portion of the oviduct.

The lymphoid organ located behind and at the junction of the proventriculus and ventriculus is the ___________.

GALT stand for __________ _____________ __________ ____________.

The lymphoid organ dorsal tot he cloaca is the _____________; it marks lymphocytes as _________ lymphocytes.

Four factors necessary successful incubation are:

Alpha cells secrete ________ hormone which is responsible for _______________.

The Beta Cells secret ____________________________; the Gamma cells secrete _____________________.

Adrenocorticotropic hormone is secreted by the _________ cells whereas the _______________ secrete thyroid stimulating hormone.

The opening of the trachea is called the ____________.

The _________________ vein drains the teste; the ________________ artery supplies blood to the oviduct.